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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings
Chapter 34 - Torts
Part 7 - Asbestos Claims Priorities Act
§ 29-34-703. Medical Report — Evidence Requirements — Class Actions
Universal Citation: TN Code § 29-34-703 (2020)
- A plaintiff in an asbestos action alleging a nonmalignant condition shall file within ninety (90) days of filing the complaint or other initial pleading a detailed narrative medical report and diagnosis, signed by a qualified physician and accompanied by supporting test results, constituting prima facie evidence that the exposed person meets the requirements of this part. The report shall not be prepared by a lawyer or person working for or on behalf of a lawyer or law firm.
- A defendant in an asbestos action shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity before trial to challenge the adequacy of the prima facie evidence that the exposed person meets the requirements of this part. An asbestos action shall be dismissed without prejudice upon a finding that the exposed person has failed to make the prima facie showing required by this part.
- A plaintiff in an asbestos action filed on or after July 1, 2016 shall also include an information form with the complaint for nonmalignant conditions containing all of the following:
- The name, address, date of birth, social security number, marital status, occupation, and employer of the exposed person and any person through which the exposed person alleges exposure;
- The plaintiff's relationship to the exposed person or the person through which the exposure is alleged;
- To the best of the plaintiff's ability, the location and manner of each alleged exposure, including the specific location and manner of exposure for any person through which the exposed person alleges exposure, the beginning and ending dates of each alleged exposure and the identity of the manufacturer of the specific asbestos product for each exposure when this information is reasonably available;
- The identity of the defendant or defendants against whom the plaintiff asserts a claim;
- The specific asbestos-related disease claimed to exist; and
- Any supporting documentation relating to subdivisions (c)(3)-(5).
- Asbestos actions must be individually filed. No asbestos action filed on or after July 1, 2016, shall be permitted on behalf of a group or class of plaintiffs.
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